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Rankings published in 2026
Bank lending : Sponsor side
Notable
34 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Notable

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Notable
44 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 4

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Tier 5

Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
4 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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M&A
Notable
50 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Jones Day
17 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Tier 5

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Bracewell
9 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
12 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Charles Russell Speechlys
8 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 3
48 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Tier 2

Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
2 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
4 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Notable

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
10 practice areas
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Private equity funds
Tier 3
32 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Tier 3

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Notable

Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Charles Russell Speechlys
8 practice areas
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Covington & Burling
3 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Real estate funds
Tier 1
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
14 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Jones Day
17 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Tier 4

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
4 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
10 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 5
48 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Tier 2

Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Tier 5

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Alston & Bird
5 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
17 practice areas
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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
4 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
12 practice areas
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Brown Rudnick
2 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
TowerBrook Capital Partners LP - M&A
2021-03-02
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Asta Evans, Carl Bradshaw, Christian Iwasko, Erik Dahl, Justin Cornelius
TowerBrook Capital Partners LP
Buyer
Mimecast Ltd. - M&A
2021-12-07
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Lillian Kim, Lisa Haddad, Mark Opper
Mimecast Ltd.
Target
Kymab Ltd. - M&A
2021-01-11
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
David Mardle, Elizabeth Rhodes, Malcolm Bates
Kymab Ltd.
Target
Graphite Capital Management LLP - M&A
2021-03-25
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Richard Lever
Graphite Capital Management LLP
Buyer
JDX Consulting Ltd. - M&A
2022-01-05
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Dulcie Daly, Harriet Doble, James Grimwood, Nathan Langford, Satvi Vepa, Tessa Agar
JDX Consulting Ltd.
Target
Bregal Milestone LLP - M&A
2022-01-11
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Angus Simpson, Arisa Manawapat, Dulcie Daly, Emily Unger, Gretchen Scott, Harriet Doble, Justin Pierce, Laura Antuna-Ortega, Michael Miranda, Nadim Islam, Naomi Garton, Nathan Langford, Nikhil Vyas, Priya Rupal, Satvi Vepa, Simon Fulbrook
Bregal Milestone LLP
Buyer
Emmes Corp. - M&A
2021-05-12
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Angus Simpson, Carl Bradshaw
Emmes Corp.
Buyer
LumiraDx Ltd. - M&A
2021-04-07
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Andre Amorim, Andy Barton, Duncan Greenhalgh, Edwin O'Connor, Elena Hera, Jocelyn Arel, Kathryn Weston, Laura Burlingame, Megan Gustafson, Michael Patrone, Owen Remeika, Paul Rosie, Paul Schwartz, Sarah Wicks, Stephanie Philbin
LumiraDx Ltd.
Seller
SportPursuit Ltd. - M&A
2021-06-17
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
SportPursuit Ltd.
Target
Onecom Ltd. - M&A
2021-02-12
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Amy Francis, James Grimwood, James Taylor, Louise de Souza, Robert Young, Rosie Maguire
Onecom Ltd.
Buyer
Raptor Technologies LLC - M&A
2021-10-05
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Amy Francis, Andres Corcuera, Arisa Manawapat, Ashley Rose, Benjamin Gossels, Cecelia Lockner, Curtis McCluskey, Fred Lim, Gretchen Scott, Hannah Field, James Taylor, Jennifer Necas, Joel Lehrer, Joseph Bernardi, Joseph Ndep, Joshua Klatzkin, Kara Kuritz, Kelsey Lemaster, Lee Douthitt, Michelle Tong, Morgan Lee, Nikhil Vyas, Ortal Ben Aharon, Rebecca Wardle, Regina Couto, Richard Garvan, Richard Hughes, Richard Matheny, III, Robert Young, Sam Bold, Samuel Cramer, Sarah Bock, Saya Sharma, Stefania Athanassopoulou, Wendy Lisman, Zachary Bailey
Raptor Technologies LLC
Buyer
LDC (Managers) Ltd. - M&A
2021-03-24
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Alex Lindsay, Amy Francis, Camilla Bunney, Genevieve Watt, Gretchen Scott, James Grimwood, Nadim Islam, Robert Young, Samantha Lamontagne, Samuel Cramer, Saya Sharma, Stanislav Shishkin
LDC (Managers) Ltd.
Buyer
Mayfair Equity Partners LLP - M&A
2022-01-18
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Mayfair Equity Partners LLP
Buyer
Minesoft Ltd. - M&A
2022-02-16
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Adam Thatcher, David Mardle, Kesten Laverty
Minesoft Ltd.
Target
Dotmatics Ltd. - M&A
2021-03-22
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Andrew Harrow, Asta Evans, Carl Bradshaw, Daniel Karelitz, Gretchen Scott, Jonathan Ng, Kevin Grumberg, Kevin Lam, Matthew Shelley, Michael Grainger, Paul Jin, Robert Young, Saya Sharma
Dotmatics Ltd.
Target
Rare Whisky Holdings - M&A
2021-07-22
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Camilla Bunney, Carl Bradshaw, Daniel Cartmell, Douglas Freeman, Gretchen Scott, Robert Young, Saya Sharma
Rare Whisky Holdings
Buyer
Cayuse LLC - M&A
2021-01-06
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Carl Bradshaw, Cary Chan, Genevieve Watt, Gretchen Scott, Jennifer Necas, Joanna Keska, Kevin Grumberg, Matthew Cognetti, Priya Patel, Robert Young, Samantha Lamontagne, Sarah Melore, Simon Fulbrook, Stuart Rosenthal, Zena Hadjiargyrou
Cayuse LLC
Buyer
Sohonet Group Ltd. - M&A
2021-03-05
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Sohonet Group Ltd.
Seller
Bio Products Laboratory Ltd. - M&A
2022-01-20
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Alex Lindsay, Andrew Lacy, Andy Barton, Angus Simpson, Boris Segalis, Bosco Yiu, Brady Cummins, Carl Bradshaw, Christina Lewis, Curtis McCluskey, David Cappillo, Delphine O'Rourke, Dulcie Daly, Emilie Pfister, Eric Weberman, Gretchen Scott, Han Chang, Hugh O'Sullivan, JB Schiller, Katherine Kissinger, Katherine Murphy, Kimberly Ginsburg, Lucy Sharples, Martin Smith, Matthew Birchall, Nadim Islam, Naomi Garton, Nikhil Vyas, Sarah Wicks, Simone Otenaike, Sophie Duffy, Stephanie Philbin, Tim Worden, Winnie Uluocha
Bio Products Laboratory Ltd.
Target
Alvarium - M&A
2021-09-20
Goodwin Procter
United Kingdom
M&A
Alvarium
Target
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